School: Wilkinstown (roll number 1917)

Location:
Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire Ní Failcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 001

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  3. XML “Homemade Ointment - An Old Cure for Piles and Pimples”
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  1. A leaf called Pilewort should be got and pounded well and boiled with unsalted butter and strained. The juice should then be put in an air-tight bottle and applied when needed to the piles or pimples. A tight bandage should be put on the sores. This is supposed to be a sure remedy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Miss Bridget Flood
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 35
    Occupation
    Domestic worker
    Address
    Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Thomas Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 52
    Address
    Gernonstown, Co. Meath
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    The skin of a raw potato was known as a cure for a burn.

    1. The skin of a raw potato was known as a cure for a burn.
    2. The water that potatoes were boiled in was a cure for a black eye.
    3. The juice of an ash stick was a cure for an abscess in the ear.
    4. Chewing the skin of a young ash tree was supposed to cure heart-burn.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.